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No. 524,560. Patented Aug. 14, 1894.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters-.Patent No. 524,560, dated August14, 1894. Application tiled May 4, 1894. Serial No. 510,072. (No model.)

To al? whom it may concern.-

-le 1t known that I, WILLIAM R. PARIsEN, a cltlzen of the United States,residing at Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Sam ple-Cases and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in sample cases.

The object of my invention is to produce a sample case specially adaptedfor carrying and exhibiting samples of various kinds of goods,particularly such as flour, sugars, teas, crackers and various notions.

The invention will first be described in connection with theaccompanying drawings, and then particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings-Figure l is a side elevation of a device embodying myinvention, in its opened position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thesame, in its closed position, with one end removed.

Referring to the drawings, A is a case, having a bottom board a to whichare affixed a pair of end pieces af, whose width is less than that ofthe bottom board. To the said bottom board are hinged a pair of sidepieces a2, a3, by means of hinges a4, the latter side `pieces a3carrying a top piece or lid a5 hinged to it by hinges a6. The lid a5 isretained approximately at right angles to the side piece as when in itsopened position by means of flexible stays am secured to said lid and tothe side piece a3. The obj ect of this construction is to aord averyslight movement of the side piece a5 on its hinge a6, in order that thedevice may operate easily in openin g and closing.

Near the lower end of the end piece a in` side the case are .secured theguide pieces B, each preferably consisting of stamped sheet metal.having two slots, b and b', the first of which is horizontal while thelatter extends from the rear end of the horizontal slot b upward andbackward in the shape of a segment. Each guide piece is held a smalldistance away from its respective end piece, by

having its ends flanged outward as at 122,123 these flanged ends beingsecured to the end pieces a by screws, nails'or rivets, as shown at b4.In the slots b, b', of each guide` piece, moves a stud C having a headat each end, and passing through onefof the lower ends d `of a pair oflazytongs D, each lazytong having its other lower end d pivoted to thebottom board a by means of a staple d2.

At the corresponding nodal points cl3 of the lazytongs are trunnionedthe sam ple trays E, which are preferably hung at the center of theirends, and are connected to move parallel to each other by means of aseries of ilexible connecting devices, in thiscase cords e, two at thefront of the trays and one at the rear. When the trays are closed downupon each other, the lower ends d of the lazytongs arefat the extremelimit of their forward movement, the studs C, being then in thehorizontal slots b; as the trays are raised upward, preferably bydrawing up on the top tray, the lazytongs are elongated, therebycontractingwidthwise and causing the studs C to move along thehorizontal slots until they arrive at the rear end of the same whereuponthey enter the segmental slots b thus permitting the pair of lazytongswith the trays to'be swung downward until stopped by the upper edge ofthe approximately vertical lid a5. In so swinging the lazytongsrearward, the top tray should be held horizontal to avoid spilling itscontents, the other trays being retained in a horizontal positionthrough the medium of the cords c.

When the lazytongs are in their closed position the trays rest one ontop of the other, and consequently any articles such as teas, coffees,die., contained therein, are prevented from spilling out, the top traybeing covered by a lid a5 of the case, when the said lid and side piecea3 are swung to their closed position.

'lhe side piece a2 is provided with a staple a7 into which enters theend of a hook as secured to the front edge of the lid, whereby the caseis locked in its closed position, the lid being provided with a handlea9 by means of which the entire sample case may be conveniently carried.i

Having thus fully described my invention,

-ingrand a seriesof trays trunn'ioned in the lazytongs, substantially asand for the purpose set forth. p

2. In a sample case, the combination, with a casing, of a pair of guidepieces provided with slots, a stud movable in the slot of each I guidepiece, a pair of lazytongs each having one of its lower ends secured toits respect- 1ve stud, and a series of trays trunnion'ed in thelazytongs, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In a sample case, the combination, with a casing having hinged sidepieces and a lid attached to one of the side pie-ces, of a pair oflazytongs movably attached to the interior of the casing, and arrangedto rest on the edge of the lid when the easing is opened, and a seriesot' trays hung in the lazytongs, substantially as and for the' purposeset forth.

4. Ina sample oase, the combination, with i Y a casing having hingedside pieces and a lid hinged to one of the side pieces, of a iexiblestay arranged to hold thelid substantially at right angles to the sidepieces when opened, a pair of` guide pieces provided with horizontalslots and curved slots, said guide pieces being attached to the interiorof the casing, a stud movable in the slots in its respective guidepiece,'a'pair of lazytongs, each having one of its lower ends attachedto one of the studs and the other lower end attached to the interior ofthe casing, a series of trays trunnioned at the nodal points of thelazytongs and means for holding said trays parallel, substantially asand for the purpose set forth. In testimony whereof I afx my signaturein presence of two Witnesses. Y

' VILLIAM R. PARISEN.

lVitnesses: Y

EMIL HERSBERGER, G. A. HAUSERMANN.

